Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17
"INFL0OENCE" ONLY.
The Municipal Officials of the
City OF Miles Get no
Other Pay.
Such Being the Case, Good,
Sturdy, Enterprising Men will
Have the Preference.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
An Important Matter for our People te
Dikeusa.

CITY GOVERNMENT.
An Important Matter for our People te
Discuss.
Wherever one sees knot of citizens
in earnest discussion on the street,
these days, its dollars to cents that the
topic is, "who shall we have for may
or, and who for aldermen"
While there 10 not much unanimity
of opinion In the matter Of indi'
vidual choice, there is q widespread
feeling that the first city goverumen,
should be the choice of the people
from the ground up, that no primaries
or conventions should come between
the people and the nominations and
that party lines and predjudices should
in this instance be obliterated.
This is unquestionably the proper
feeling and will IL adhered to
throughout the campaign, result in
comforting upon the new City Of Miles
a government that will be thorough
ly acceptable to everybody.
There are, Of course, here as else
where, diverse interests and extremists
OF both kinds; some who think the
town would be more prosperous with
out saloon in 1t, and others who
think they could get along very nicely
without churches. The middle, and
by far the larger class, while having
proper reverence and respect for all
things religious are not blind to the
fact that there is temporal as well ~
a spiritual life, and that the latter II
not the most important is the most
exacting In its demands. On this
middle class devolves the responsible.
lity Of selecting and electing our first
city government, and from this class
must come the candidates. In the sc.
lection q spirit Of tolerance for all and
oppression to none must prevail; to
which must be added an ability for
public affairs and well defined lean
ing 10 economy. A government
founded upon these principles cannot
fail to command the appreciation OF
the majority and be acceptable to the
minority.
The question is, therefore, who are
the men who combine these requisites?
An eminently practical and fair way
of arriving at q solution OF this ques-
tiou would be to call q mass meeting
Of the citizens without regard 10 party
or bias at which free and full discus
sion could be had and nominations
made that would prevent the necessi-
ty of putting an opposition ticket IN
the field. There is not, or at least
should not be any necessity for con-
test; we have an unusually bright,
energetic and capable lot Of business
men here, who have managed their
own affairs successfully and who have
u personal interest In the town. Such
men can be safely trusted with the
administration of our affairs, and II
we eliminate the question Of party su-
premacy from the campaign there is
no reason why all should not com.
bine TO nominate and elect from our
best men set ofcity officers who can
not but be acceptable. II We can all
meet on the broad platform Of public
interest, letting by.gones both politl-
cal, social and of business nature he
by-gones, we shall be successful In our
endeavors, and a new era Of prosperity
will dawn upon US. The initial term
of our city government will be short,
barely six months between the coming
election, and the first annual election
which Is set by law to take place In
April; but In that Elk months a great
deal Of important work has to be done.
The rudimentsry laws or ordinances
for the government Of city have to be
framed and enacted; 1t will, therefore,
be seen that the election Of the first
mayor and board Of aldermen Is a task
worthy Of the careful thought OF our
citizens. We want no botch work
and toavoid this we must select men
of affsire. As yet the Office seeker
has not made himself apparent, the
men who have been mentioned in
with offices named have
been brought forward by their friends,
and so far as we know have each and
sll declined to have municipal honors
thrust upon them. This is ss IL should
be-, as the eager. candidate for an Office
that has no emolument attached to IL
except "inhooeDcen Is q man TO be
regarded with suspicion. Whenever
the right men are settled upon the
people will not take refusal aud
they must serve; the present duty Of
the citizens is therefore 10 bring these
men TO the front-their lights must
not be- hidden under baskets nor their